The True Role of Guardian Angels
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira While the role of Guardian Angels is to guard men, institutions, cities and nations, we often have a distorted image of the functions of these angels. Many see them as beings that are good just to obtain advantages for us. However, this is not their only role. They […]
Is the Guardian Angel Less Intelligent than the Devil?
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Catolicismo, N. 41 – May 1954 (*) The Church teaches that God created angels vastly superior to man. Pure spirits possessing a most lucid intelligence and great power, they surpass by nature even the most gifted of men. As a consequence of their revolt, the fallen angels lost their […]
L’ange gardien est-il moins intelligent que le diable ?
AMBIANCES, COUTUMES, CIVILISATIONS Par Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira « Catolicismo », Campos (Rio de Janeiro), Nº 41 – Mai 1954 L’Église enseigne que Dieu a créé les Anges bien supérieurs à nous. Ce sont de purs esprits, dotés d’une intelligence très lucide et d’une grande puissance, et ils surpassent par leur nature même les […]
L’Angelo Custode è meno intelligente del demonio?
di Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Rivista Catolicismo n° 41, maggio 1954 La Chiesa insegna che Dio ha creato gli Angeli molto superiori all’uomo. Loro sono spiriti puri che possiedono un’intelligenza lucidissima e un grande potere, sorpassano con la loro natura persino il più dotato degli uomini. In conseguenza della loro rivolta, gli angeli cattivi hanno perso la […]
Ist der Schutzengel weniger Intelligent als der Teufel?
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Aus CATOLICISMO, N. 41 – 1954-05 (*) Die Kirche lehrt, dass Gott die Engel als uns viel überlegener erschaffen hat. Reine Geister, mit einer leuchtenden Intelligenz und großer Macht, überragen sie durch ihrer Natur selbst die begabtesten Menschen. Durch ihre Auflehnung gegen Gott verloren die gefallenen Engel die Tugend, nicht […]
The Rosary: A Most Extraordinarily Efficacious Devotion
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira The Rosary: A Most Extraordinarily Efficacious Devotion Photo Credit: Fr. Lawrence Lew, O.P. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 To be a devotee of the Blessed Virgin Mary for a Catholic is not a matter of preference, inclination or sympathy, much less sentimentality. It is a matter of life or death, since it involves […]
Der Rosenkranz im Leben großer Persönlichkeiten
Karl V., in dessen Reich die Sonne nie unterging, war ein Verehrer des Rosenkranzgebets. Nie ließ er einen Tag vergehen, ohne dass er in seiner Privatkapelle den Rosenkranz gebetet hatte. Tilly, der große Bayerische General, konnte sich während des dreißigjährigen Kriegs nie von drei Gegenständen trennen: der Waffe, des Kreuzes und des Rosenkranzes. Prinz Eugen, […]
¿El Ángel de la Guarda es menos inteligente que el demonio?
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Los Ángeles de la Guarda (02/10): presencia de Dios en nuestras luchas
Dios nos acompaña a través de los ángeles, y ellos participan en nuestras luchas.
Devotion to the Holy Rosary: a weapon for the counter-revolutionary to persevere, to sanctify oneself, and to defeat heresies
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira February 12th 1964 “A Roman and Apostolic Catholic, the author of this text submits himself with filial devotion to the traditional teaching of Holy Church. However, if by an oversight anything is found in it at variance with that teaching, he immediately and categorically rejects it.” The words “Revolution” and “Counter-Revolution” […]